The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12


were more things in this world than were
dreamed of in your philosophy | cannot say
of Il verify that he had a foreknoWledge of L.
Z. Qnimby. And when the school Patonc
anatomized the soul and divided it into halves.
| to he reunited by elementary attractions, and
| heathcn philosophers averren that old Chaos in
sllllen silence brooded Ger the earth until her
inimitablc form was Matched from the egg of
| night, would not at present decide whether
the failacy was found in their premises or col-
illusions, never having dated my existence be-
fore the flood. When the startled alcleni>t
| discoveries lis he supposed, an universal sol
vent. or the philosophers stone. aud the more
daring ArrhinledeS invented Il lever where
wnhal TO pry up the universe, | cannot say
| that III either the principle obtained in nature
| or in art. or that j! worked We'll. having never
tried IT, But when by Il falling apple an inl-
| mntah.c law was discovered, gave it the
crown of science. which is inconirovcrtiblc and
| capable Of demonstration; hence, that was wis
| dom and truth. When from the evidence of
the senses ny reason takes cogilizanrc of truth,
| although IT may appear III quite a miraculous
| vicW. | must acknowledge that as science,
which is truth unnve>iigatc Hence The fol-
| lowing demonstration:
Three weeks since. quilted NY nurse and
sickroom en- rnat" for Portland. The belief
of my recovery had died ont of the hearts of
those who Were most anxious for it. With
this mental anl ply >cal depression first Wis
tied 7. f. puimby. and i'll less than one week
from that time ! assembled hy . stairway Of
on" hundred and ci@htN-tWo steps 10 the dome
uf the tiiN Hail, an,i am improving ad mimi
f"'@. TO The most Subtle reasoning. >ti, IL
PROOF. coupled. too. is il is with nllml.rrlcss
similar ones. demonstrates his power to heal.
Now for hri'i ai!aIysi> OF this power.
~ it SpirltualiSnl: Listen T. the words of
| wisdom. Believe in God. believe also in nae;
or believe mc for the very works sake Now
then. his works are but the rcSlt Of superior
| Wisdom which can demonstrate :: science not
und,r~tool; hence. it We're Il doubtful pre-
cec'lin@ n"i to lecve him for the works sake.
Well. then, he denies that his lowcrto heal the
| SICK i borrowed FROM the spirits Of this or ar
other world and let take the Scriptures for
proof. 4 kingdom divided against itself can
not stand. How, then, can he receive the
| friendly ail of The l>cntlrallcd spirit, Willie
| he Rejects the faith Of the solemn mystic who
| crosses the threshold of the dark unknown to
'onluir mp lrohi the Vastly deei tsIc aWc-struck
| spirit of some in> ~iblc >,iilaW:
".\@ain. is il BY animal magncii>!ti ilE,t he
| livas the >rhE Let lis examine. | have en-
| played ol"rro-,na9nctiSni and animal MAJ
| ncti>im. and fu. brief inter>: have fell relief
from hc equilibrium which ia!iric was re-
| stored t" an exhausted system. or hy dil-
| >"n Of concentrated action; but in no instance
'ihl @'t rid of a retur: OF all m. ailments. he
| cili>e nld not been helped out of the. error in
| which opinions Involved Us. NJ, operator l,-
! iieN,i III t'i-ea>' independent Of III" nin'l;
| hence. could not be wiser than my teacher. i;ll
| now r:th see dinN 1t ir-t, and omiy rs trees
walking. the great prinei!'" which liud,rlii,'>
| lbr. i}anb,'- faith ana Work> ana just in
proportion Ia my right per- piipn of truth is
my recovery. This truth Whiri, h. opposes to
| ti:r error OF Giving intelligence 10 matter and
| pl'tn. pain where ii lrNer placed Itself. if IT,
'.@lir'i u'i'rr>ianiingly. ''iin.gc> he currents
Of the >y>tr}H tn their normal action. ana The
mechanism of iIia body gon> untti>tuiI,r,I.
hiI this is u *',i;,' capable of ,lcmon. tration
| becomes t'l0ar 10 itt. minis OF those patients
VII" l,';t- n"tn II" process Of their rj.rr.
| The truth which he establishes in the patient
cures him fititiin'i@il Ii" may be wholly un,,ii-
>ri"t!> tl."ruit. and the body which j. full of
| light. is no l"l@rr in 'ii>r.> Al present. um
too much ia error to cIuri.ia,c HE rui ,nI
| can touch ol'> tii. kcN-liut, fu, the master
| i:#d lo W"j,r the haranny. MAY i l.r il. ,,>-
~iy- ',''i .! "sttr~. ~'% |. itirr all this i.
| = tcrl Spiritual doctrine: h: the eternal wears
| "f God are With il. ati': it nu-i stand 'iin
| IL rock of :i--"~. A 10 n:ly POOR sufferer
| MAY II be found ~ l;y me. the >.!..N OF :!
! great rock III Il weary land.
| II Will he observed ny noting tie fo!c-uin.
,tat,,ncni ,n>ciy, Thai The Had, did n,t u:, ir-
| stand ihti disease is Il state ,t mind Hui HE
! irnih i is cure. lntil this experience with
| pllinhy i"ot l,lart: aud it VIII r seen how
rapidly. during the three weeks experience
II Itrfcd Ia. she had been taking in that truth.
ait .ccll- j.ia il WIS Il tr;ic Science. and that
! it W.. curing herself. II i now easy 10 see
u>t ,"h'" and Just ,rhr,r She ",li~to,rre,l
! { t3!r.-tan >!'iru"r.
The d;,, following th, publication Of her ~
i!'i'. II Ms ffH}'i>'"i IN NE forilaih .At!Nri-
| tl>cr. and >!i' then Wr"tc u second article re-
| pyn" 1" ihe criticism. In il appeared the fol-
| inWit-c paragraph, rcfrrrin" 10 pHmbv and
| his doctrine:
'P. i. Quiniby stands upon the !a.ir of Wis
| ,lolG with his truth. Chris. hc:ilr,, the sick,
but not by Iug@lrry or with silit"S u> the for
| iner speaks a> never man before spake ainl
heals Is never man healed since Christ. is hr
| not identified with truth. and is no this fhr
Christ which is in hiln: We know that in Wis
=
/. =. 'tuimhy rolls away he sto" from the
>"pulrhru of error. aid health j. the rc>urrrr-
tipn. Hui we also know HAT light Shine,h in
darkne-~. AND The darkness comprhcn,lod il
not"
These extracts are in plain lang,mgca antl they
speak fo: themselves. The statements ar,
| made with 100 evident an understanding" OF
their truth To be doubted or questioned. OF AZ
trrwar't> reversed i'll any particular. Ii should
ha borne in mind that VOTE speaker WAS there
nj tie lime and WAS fully familiar with all the
| circumstances She relates. and the View, cX-
pressed. The devoted regard the lady formed
Tor nri riiF erer, DUMMY. and for the truth ic
taught hor. which proved her salvation. wl~
continued 10 he held ,'y her from this Inn"
tle summer! OF lS62l up to Il period at least
four years later: for in January 1865. Quimby'S
death occurred. and on Feb. IL. she sent to me
Il copy of a poem she had written to hi, mcM-
ory and accompanied ii hv Il letter commence
ing III th"s" words: Il inrlosc some lines Of
mine, III memory of our m,rh-loye. friend. |
which. perhaps. You will not think over
wrought i'll meaning; Others mll>:. of course"
The poem. which had been printed in Il iynn
newspaper IL ;s follows:
sIINES ON THE DEATH OF T. p O!.li.y WHO
IiEAi.ED WITH THE THI'Ti! THAT CHRIST
TAUGHT, N toNrEA!,iSTI>CTIoN 10 ALI. I>si>. |
Ibid Sackrlotl clolht the sum- and day grow hight
NJ matter 'nourn the hour with 'ieWy ewes,
When Truth, rcr'tling from mortal sight.
Had Taih tn error her last sacrifice:
JI II No 10 tIIrt
Shall We forget the Vision OF lis way:
1la'n ash Inc not, amid this mortal strife
This kr"M"st par@ of animated clay
II. mourn him less to n'!,n him wcr just,
II to his memory I were :, trihuc eiycn
For every solemn, sacred, earnest trust
.fr!lNti'h I" Us ere Ii" rose 10 heaven.
"!irtvtn but the harrinc-. Of tia; calm SOUL
Growing in stature. i" the throne of Gu;
Rest should reward him who hath made II+ whole,
seeking. though tre,nhirrS where his footsteps
t.od.'
Oh, that iii an evil hour she had never been
tempted to erase the sentiments OF that poem.
which was n'd an cNcrwrought tribute 10 the
| memory Of our mucl-lovcd friend.
But let that charity which rcoiccth not in
inrniy. hut rejoiceth in the truth. and never
faittl. not fail even here; for we have the
truth 10 rejoice in; this truth which L. l..
ouilnhy brought forth, and for years lalorcd
50 increasingly to give il TO the world. and fin
ally laid down his life in its catl>c.-thiS glor-
olis truth is still hlcSsin" us. and it will do so
more and more unto the perfect day. 1t is a
| revelation of truth that makes us free indeed!
And we have only to set aside Scif-loyc and
>ef-g!ory and work earnestly in this cause bv
| every word and deed Of love that opportunity
oilers. to find ourselves growing gradually into
all wisdom and understanding, and out of and
AWAY from every i'll and every form OF llnla,)-
pie>S in existence
| cannot better close This address than hv
| quoting an extract from one of J.. r. puimby's
| manuscripts. which will show the spirit of the
| man. a> well rs give aa indication of the truth
| he preachc,i
| Every disease is the invention Of man, aud
| has 10 identity in WS.lom but 10 those who
| believe il, il is Il truth. II everything man
| docs not understand We're bIotcd out. what is
| there left of man: Would lie he better. or
worse, if hinc-tcnth> OF all he thinks he knows
| were blOttcd out OF his mind and he existed
| with what is true.
II contend tina: he would, as il were. sit on
| the clouds and see the world beneath him tor
| meltcd with IDEAS that form living errors.
whose weight is ignorance. Safe from their
| power he would not return to the worlds be-
| lief for any consideration.
| ''ln slight degree. this is my ease. | sit as
| it We're in another world or condition. as far
| above the belief in disease as the heavens are
| above the earth, aud though safe myself |
| @rieye for the sins Of my fellOw-man; and | am
| reminded of the words of Jesus when he be-
| held the misery of his countrymen: % Jerll-
| salem! How oft would have gathered thee
| rs a hen yathcreth her chickens bt;t We would